Benue female farmers embrace new cowpea variety
Female farmers in Benue State are embracing the newly released FUAMPEA 5 (Alkam Super) cowpea variety for commercial cultivation, citing its high yiel
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Cocoa crisis: Why youths are abandoning Ondo’s golden crop
For decades, cocoa was the backbone of Nigeria’s economy and the pride of Ondo State, the country’s leading cocoa-producing state. The crop financed m
Cross River to distribute 30m coffee seedlings
The Cross River State Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to make the state Nigeria’s leading coffee-producing hub, announcing a seven-year prog
FCT council to revamp dam, boost irrigation farming
The chairman of Kwali Area Council of the FCT, Hon Nuhu Daniel Kwali, has disclosed that his administration will train youths on irrigation farming in
Tomato farmers trained to cut post-harvest losses
No fewer than 100 tomato farmers, processors, marketers and other value chain actors from North-West Nigeria have been trained in climate-smart agricu